Photo: When the SOL was in better days, Da 1421 was captured departing Matiere back in October 1975. Photo by Graham McClare.
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Welcome to New Zealand Locomotives.

This group is for anyone interested in the railway operations and motive power scenes in New Zealand. In addition to news and discussions, the group has a wide range of around 3000 photographs in the Files, Photos and Attachments sections.

For followers of the contemporary railway scene, the group features locomotive fleet location listings. These trace the ever-changing regional fleets of KiwiRail and other commercial operators, and also provide location updates for the shunt loco fleet.

The group also has available the latest freight and passenger train timetables for KiwiRail and other operators in New Zealand. These can be a useful guide for railfanning.

For regular daily updates of KiwiRail locomotive locations and operating trains, see http://www.railtrack.co.nz

All are welcome to join, and all memberships will usually be approved, although some joining members with suspect addresses or who haven't provided a brief reason for joining may be asked to provide further details. Discussion of general railway topics and recent railway news is also welcome. Enjoy!
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Legal Bit: This is a private group for approved or invited applicants. Any person, including members, other individuals (non-members), representatives of companies or other organizations, may not use any information viewed or in any other way obtained from the group, for official business or commercial purposes, without the express written permission of the Group Owner